To be successful in the world of art you must, of course, have talent, although very small talents have gone very far in this age. Just as the microphone gave volume to voices that had none, so does the science of press-agentry magnify limited skills into highly saleable properties.
Marya MannesA candidate for office can have no greater advantage than muddled syntax; no greater liability than a command of language.
Marya MannesIn our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows only if they pretend they are not.
Marya MannesHoary idea, in any case, expecting a woman to surrender her name to her husband's in exchange for his. Why? Would any man submerge his identity and heritage to the woman he wed?
Marya Mannes